Rinse 'N' Repeat We arrived at the pool, and the lane assignments had me next to @guillaumebriant 🏊 YESSS! Guillaume and I had been chatting about our backgrounds in competitive swimming and were excited to set an aggressive pace in the water. His old best time for 50meter freestyle was 25.35 (50m pool) and mine was 26.04 (25m pool). I was stoked to properly race in an indoor pool for the first time in 13 years! For Guillame I imagined it would also be a special opportunity too. I know before qualifying for the @CrossFitGames I would watch the swimming events and wonder how I would stack up against the likes of @jtroyancf , @Mackay_Chad , @jonnekoski , @iamkhanporter , @nohlsen . These were the 'good swimmers' at the Games and I had wanted my shot at earning my spot on that list. Just like I am sure there is a former competitive swimmer training at a CrossFit gym who is now hoping to race Guillaume in a few years. On a similar sentimental note, I realized this year that I am officially in the veteran category of athletes.. I'm no longer in the middle and definitely not a rookie 👶. I know when I was a rookie I enjoyed listening to old stories about the Games from athletes like @bsmit13 and @bridgesj3 , and used every opportunity I could to soak up any wisdom they were willing to share. So when time permitted I told a tall tale or two to some of the young fellas, hopefully they too will pass down their stories in a few years. #crossfit #crossfitgames #swimswamswum 📸 @elleryphotos